Private foundation · EIN 42-1501038 · Iowa City, Iowa · Animal welfare

Miccio Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Iowa. The foundation accepts applications (May 1st and november 1st of each year.) and its median grant is $3,515.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 18 grants paid, $82K total, median $3,515. 100% of grants stayed in Iowa. Stated restrictions: Organizations may apply for funds from the miccio foundation through a three-tier grant program. Applicants may apply for only one miccio foundation standard or mini grant per funding cycle.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
18
$82K
Median grant
$3,515
Stays in IA
100%
of grants
Deadline
See below
May 1st and november 1st of each year.
Assets
$1.1M

How to apply

The grant application forms are on the organization's website (www.miccio.org). Seven copies of the grant and related attachments must be mailed to the address listed. How to write a miccio grant please include the following (typed) information with your grant application. Note that the miccio grant application process has two parts. We ask that you describe a.) the project which you are requesting funds for and b.) your organization. A.) describe your project and include your organizations need for this project by answering each question below. Use the headings to organize your response. 1.… Contact: The Miccio Grant Program, Po Box 522, Iowa City, Ia, 3193381522 Deadlines: May 1st and november 1st of each year. Restrictions: Organizations may apply for funds from the miccio foundation through a three-tier grant program. Applicants may apply for only one miccio foundation standard or mini grant per funding cycle. In addition to applying for a standard or mini grant, applicants may apply for one jean m. Walker grant per cycle. Funding cycles occur twice annually, in may and november. The foundation awards standard grants to organizations licensed by the state of iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship (idals) as pounds or shelters. Typically standard miccio grants are funded at 3,500. Standard grant req…

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tama County Humane SocietyTama, IAFacility maintenance & remodel$10K
Humane Society of Northeast IowaDecorah, IAVeterinary room to medical suite exp$9,800
Poweshiek Animal League ShelterGrinnell, IARemodling$8,500
Humane Society of Scott CountyDavenport, IASurgery suite expansion$8,223
Safe Haven of Iowa CountyWilliamsburg, IAVaccination & microchip clinic & rem$7,000
It Takes a Village Animal RescueMuscatine, IAFeral colony tnr$5,000
Dubuque Regional Humane SocietyDubuque, IAMedical equipment$4,900
Paws & More Animal ShelterWashington, IAFencing and shade structures for dog$4,500
All God's CreaturesMount Pleasant, IAFacility maintenance & remodel$3,550
Almost Home Animal RescueChariton, IASpay and neuter for rural animals$3,480
One Dog RescueRiverside, IAFacility renovation / caging project$3,106
Solas Support Our Local AnimalCouncil Bluffs, IAAdoption and caging$3,000
Bailing Out BenjiAmes, IAProject pubby mill finder$2,500
Animal Rescue League of IowaDes Moines, IAIowa pet food panty$2,000
Horizons a Family Service AllianceCedar Rapids, IAHorizons animeals$1,500
Freya Feline Trap Neuter Return IncLansing, IAEquipment, ferral colony tnr$1,500
Animal Welfare FriendsMonticello, IAFeral colony tnr$1,500
Buchanan County Animal ShelterJesup, IAEquipment$1,450

About this foundation

Miccio Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Iowa City, Iowa, administered in care of Kathleen Janz, tax-exempt since 2000. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Miccio Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. org). Seven copies of the grant and related attachments must be mailed to the address listed. How to write a miccio grant please include the following (typed) information with your grant application. Deadlines: May 1st and november 1st of each year..

How much does Miccio Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $82K across 18 grants, a median of $3,515.

Where does Miccio Foundation give?

Iowa (18 grants), per its latest filing.

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